Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 20, 2020

I get this question a lot. I’ve coached math teachers who struggle to imagine designing their lessons using this model because the curriculum is so linear. As I designed my first station rotation lesson, I was driven by three key questions: How could I get my students really engaged in our math lessons?

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Math Blended Learning Questions Coaching 545

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

These are great questions! It’s a way to structure learning experiences that are more personalized to the needs of specific learners, provide students with more agency and autonomy, and free teachers to spend time connecting with and coaching learners as they progress through the playlist. So, let’s explore differences!

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Blended Learning Coaching Feedback Knowledge 542

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 13, 2021

We also discussed the challenges of building community when learning is happening in part, or exclusively, online. If students are not participating in discussion or group work in breakout rooms, that may indicate that they are not feeling comfortable asserting themselves online. What do you value in your relationships with others?

Beliefs 492

Beliefs Discussions Assignments Blended Learning 492

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Walberto Flores EdTech Coordinator, Highlands International School San Salvador Artificial intelligence has entered our classrooms — sometimes invited and other times not — leaving educators to ask essential questions about its implementation and impact. It’s a valid question that even my high school students ask.

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Questions Ethics Education Fairness 205

Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2020

Why teachers quit matters; but a more important question is: What would it take for schools and districts to get teachers to not only stay, but to thrive? One approach that schools can use to support teachers at all levels is providing collaborative, subject-specific coaching.

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Coaching Teachers Evaluation Feedback 218

Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2020

My suggestion when coaching teachers is to think about their online lessons through the lens of these building blocks. Can teachers pair those resources with an online discussion prompt to encourage conversation and collaborative meaning-making? Building Blocks of a Lesson. Do students need to engage with texts or podcasts?

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Distance Learning Assignments Coaching Activities 546

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 13, 2020

I get asked this question frequently as a blended learning coach. My online learning activities typically involve the use of short videos, online discussions, student research, podcasts, and various formative assessments. Can teachers who are teaching an AP course use blended learning models and cover the extensive curriculum?

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Blended Learning Learning History Social Studies 546

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 22, 2020

In this episode of The Balance , I talk with Lisa Highfill , a mother, educator, instructional coach, and co-author of The HyperDoc Handbook. She was a classroom teacher for over twenty years and is currently a technology integration coach in the Pleasanton Unified School District.

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Laboratory Coaching Discussions Language 371

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 24, 2019

When coaching a group of teachers this month, we created a transitional language lockbox challenge. I like this activity because it encourages conversation and collaboration offline before students attempt to answer the questions online. Separate each question onto a separate section. Kids enjoy games!

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Exams Language Languages Coaching 406

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

My work focuses on supporting leaders, coaches, and teachers in transitioning from traditional teaching practices to blended learning. It’s a place where interpersonal risks feel doable, interpersonal risks, like speaking up with questions and concerns and half-baked ideas and even mistakes.” What did you learn?

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Blended Learning Feedback Coaching Achievement 506

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 6, 2020

As a blended learning coach, I spend a lot of time in classrooms observing lessons. I cannot count the number of coaching sessions that have begun with a teacher explaining that they don’t have time to try a new strategy, technology tool, or instructional model. I am a creature of habit and love my routines.

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Coaching Blended Learning Activities Questions 452

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

Teachers can use observations with a checklist when students are: Engaged in group activities or discussions to monitor individual participation and contributions. Teachers might include the following items on a checklist: Participation: Is the student actively engaged in the activity/discussion? What two questions do they have?

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Feedback Quizzes Coaching Discussions 428

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 11, 2020

I remember feeling intense pressure to have the “right answer” when students asked questions. Should they bring specific pieces of work or come with questions? If they want to discuss their goals and progress, they will need their goal-setting sheet. I operated under that misguided assumption for years. I was wrong.

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Blended Learning Communication Coaching Questions 531

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

With the speed dating set up, the students can bounce questions off of one another and engage in discussion. The students collaborate with their partners to determine where the errors are in the problems and discuss the best strategy for fixing them. I have also noticed that students do not read the full question.

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Math Exams Blended Learning Coaching 451

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

It is in the moments when students are practicing and applying that they encounter obstacles, have questions, and need additional support. I encourage teachers to consider the following question. I often compare the teacher’s role as facilitator to the work of a coach.

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Blended Learning Feedback Learning Instructors 496

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

How are your teachers using the AI Coach platform by Edthena to support their professional growth? What benefits do you see coming from AI coaching for PD? We implemented the AI Coach platform as part of our innovative peer coaching model to further enhance instructional practices.

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Coaching Peer Review Math Teaching Methods 300

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

” This is a critical question that teachers should ask themselves as they design the parts of their lesson. Teachers can use this data to design subsequent lessons to ensure individual students get exactly what they need in terms of follow up instruction, coaching, scaffolds, and personalized practice.

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Coaching Learning Students Knowledge 419

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 4, 2018

The 6 Fundamentals of Technology Coaching. Schools often launch new technology without a plan for supporting and coaching teachers through the process of using the devices and software in their classrooms. The foundation of a great coaching cycle starts by forming professional relationships and connections with teachers.

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Coaching Technology Discussions Teaching Methods 144

eSchool News

MAY 6, 2020

Edthena is kicking off a new webinar series to help instructional coaches provide newly-virtual teachers with timely and much-needed support. The four-part “ Kitchen Table Coaching ” series, launching this Thursday, will provide strategies and best practices for facilitating virtual coaching.

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Coaching Questions Discussions Teaching 143

Catlin Tucker

MAY 7, 2023

After students have completed moving through the station rotation, I post these self-reflection questions for students to think about and discuss with a partner: On a scale of 1-5 (five being the highest), how well do you think the class did when moving from station to station? questions and helps students get on-task quickly.

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Coaching Blended Learning Assignments Middle School 336

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2022

It’s one thing to attend a professional learning or instructional coaching session—but taking what you’ve learned and putting it into action is another. With this in mind, I compiled the following tips for getting the most out of professional learning and coaching sessions. #1 1 Embrace the experience.

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Coaching Learning Feedback Collaborative Learning 294

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

They responded in kind, asking questions, making comments, and leaning into the learning. When coaching teachers in a 1:1 environment where all students have devices, I encourage teachers to balance the online and offline learning activities to give students a much-needed break from the screen. I was hooked!

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Blended Learning Critical Thinking Communication Participation 535

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

The playlist model presents a strategy teachers can use to structure learning experiences that are more personalized to the needs of specific learners, provide students with more agency, and frees the teacher to spend time connecting with and coaching learners as they progress through the playlist. Frequently Asked Questions.

Blended Learning 420

Blended Learning Learning Coaching Discussions 420

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

As an educator with 16 years of teaching experience, I have dedicated the last several years to training, coaching, and supporting teachers. We question the current role many students occupy as passive consumers. What strategies we can implement to reinforce those boundaries, day after day? How did you respond to those moments?

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Blended Learning Culture Coaching Discussions 364

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 25, 2019

In my work as a blended learning coach, I observe a lot of teachers facilitating blended lessons. As they discuss the challenge or problem, observe them. You can use their explanations to drive a debrief in which you highlight strong strategies and answer questions. 5TeacherLed. 1 Hook the Group. 2 I Do, We Do, You Do.

Teachers 420

Teachers Essay Feedback Quizzes 420

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

In the last year, I’ve encouraged school leaders, coaches, and teachers to consider using the 5Es instructional model to guide their work in PLCs. Engage : Develop a Question to Drive Your Inquiry Cycle. As a group, they identify an area of focus and craft a question to frame and focus their work together.

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Teachers Blended Learning Learning Evaluation 425

Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2018

There’s a much more fundamental question we need to ask ourselves: Do we really understand the root causes of inequitable education, and do we really believe in equity? Asking the Big Questions Addressing equity with a growth mindset is an opportunity for educators to take off their teacher hat and put on their learner hat.

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Discussions Beliefs Achievement Disabilities 165

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2020

Simply engaging in conversation in the language spoken at home around shared experiences, explaining your thinking, and asking open-ended questions so your child can share their thoughts, facilitates a deeper level of communication. Discussing the content with your student is vital for building reading comprehension and retention.

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Distance Learning Learning Coaching Language 363

eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2023

In this video , Hattie discusses collective teacher efficacy in greater depth. To develop collective teacher efficacy, it’s important for educators to take time to dig into their own learning beliefs by answering questions such as: What are your beliefs about learning? Then these thoughts can be shared – and discussed – with the group.

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Beliefs Teachers Students Coaching 325

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Instead, teachers must strive to design student-centered learning experiences that challenge the students to think, discuss, problem-solve, collaborate, question, create, and reflect. What questions did they answer incorrectly? Too often, teachers take practice and review home to grade for accuracy. What did they do well?

Blended Learning 535

Blended Learning Teachers Learning Grades 535

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

Our discussions culminated in selecting specific challenges to explore in-depth, with the goal of prototyping solutions at the Learning Leaders Summit in Dubai. What questions do you have about these challenges in the context of your own teaching experience? Have you encountered similar challenges in your own classroom or school?

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Blended Learning Universal Design Motivation Learning 458

eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Ed Madison, a media professor and researcher at the UOs School of Journalism and Communication , created Sassy, an online career coach thats been officially adopted by the state of Oregon. He said he saw how the platform provided a safe, conversational space for his students to comfortably ask any questions about future careers.

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High School High School Coaching Schools 286

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2024

At a recent workshop, a teacher posed a compelling question about the effectiveness of small-group versus whole-group instruction. Teachers can have students capture their writing on paper or post it to an online discussion thread in their learning management system.

Blended Learning 373

Blended Learning Coaching Writing Knowledge 373

eSchool News

MARCH 8, 2021

As an instructional coach who works closely with many educators, one concern I’ve heard recently is that teachers are afraid to address social issues without seeming to impose their views. As Jonathan Gold explains in this article , making dignity non-negotiable is not as simple as including multiple perspectives.

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Learning Spaces Coaching Learning Writing 300

eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2025

We standardized our use of instructional materials and implemented math and literacy coaches at every school. By focusing our efforts on a narrowly-defined and clearly-articulated plan to improve teaching and learning and by securing buy-in from teachers and principals at the schools in question.

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Teachers Coaching Students Math 262

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

Example: Two Teacher-Led Stations – One Differentiated, One Guided Reading and Discussion Reading Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2 The teacher uses guided reading strategies, asking questions that help students focus on basic elements like characters and setting before discussing the moral.

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Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 394

eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2024

“MAP is definitely a unique assessment, too—not only do you have the assessment, which adapts as students answer questions to give you a good snapshot of their instructional level, but then it gives you valuable information on what students need. Teachers in Schiller Park receive MAP Growth coaching and see it modeled regularly.

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Students Achievement Coaching Grades 312